1181 ratings (3.82 avg)
211 reviews
more photos (2)

Claire

Add friend

https://www.goodreads.com/clairebear5023

Claire’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (658)
currently-reading‎ (1)
read‎ (1182)
non-fiction‎ (122)

memoir‎ (77)
drama‎ (51)
dissertation‎ (38)
2019-popsugar-reading-challenge‎ (32)

short-stories‎ (20)
2020-popsugar-reading-challenge‎ (19)
favorite-books‎ (19)
essays‎ (15)

poetry‎ (15)
self-help‎ (15)
biography‎ (9)
wcdht‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Claire is Currently Reading

Claire is currently reading

The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir

by Ruth Wariner (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jan 02, 2026 07:31AM

Claire’s Quotes

“The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.”
― Carl Hiaasen

713 likes

“To be a baby elephant must be wonderful. Surrounded by a loving family 24 hours a day…. I think it must be how it ought to be, in a perfect world.”
― Daphne Sheldrick

651 likes

“It’s lovely loving, isn’t it? In fact, I find it almost better, because being loved sometimes embarrasses me, but loving is a gift.”
― Sheila Hancock

1136 likes

“Stories make sense when so much around us is senseless, and perhaps what makes them most comforting is that while life goes on and pain goes on, stories do us the favor of ending.”
― John Hodgman

1783 likes